SAT Question 388b45aa: Transitions answer and explanation

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Establishing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is no easy task. Each month, readings of a single second from atomic clocks around the world are taken and sent to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in France. ______ BIPM metrologists perform the meticulous work of assembling these minutely disparate readings into a globally shared time standard.
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Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?